Lasting machine



LASTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 5, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1.

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Oct. 6, 1931. F. c. EASTMAN 1,825,857

LASTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Fig: 5.

Patented Dot. 6, 1931 FRED G. EASTMAN, OF BEVERLY, IYIASSAGHUSETTS, .ASSEGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MA- GHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATEESON, NEE? JERSEY, A CORlGRl-LTION OF NEW JER$EY LASTING IlIACElNE Application filed September 3, 1930. Serial No. 479,434.

This invention relates to machines for use in the lasting of boots and shoes. The invention is herein illustrated in its application to means for lasting the'toes of shoes,

:15 but it is to be understood that in its more general aspects it utility. v

A wellxnown type of bed-lasting machine in common use, especially for lasting shoes of that kind in which the marginal portion of the upperis lasted over an insole in parallel relation to the shoebottom, includes in ts organization toe-embracing wipers for wlping he upper first 'heightwise of the toe and then inwardly over the shoebottom and a toe-end-clamping device or toe band for clamping and holding the upper smoothly around the toe after the upwiping operation as the wipers are moved inwardly over the, shoe bottom. The wipers and the toe band both controlled by a single operating member or hand lever, so that as the wipers are advanced and closed .by the hand lever the band is applied to the toeby the same movement of the lever. In order to permit the wipersto be used to wipe the-upper'first hei 'htwise of the toe, the construction is further such that the band is not applied in eii'ective clamping engagement with the upper until after the beginning of the movement of the wipers inwardly over the'shoe bottom, and when the wipers areretractedfrom over the shoe bottom by reverse'movemerit of the hand lever the band is withdrawn is not thus limited in 5 from clamping engagement with the upper.

in the customary use of the machine on the usual run of work such retraotlve movement of the wipers from over the shoe does not occur until after the upper has been-fastened in o lasted position, and accordingly the toe band rer ains in clamping engagement with the upper in the interval between the upwiping operation and the upperefastening operation. Under some conditions, however, it may be desirable to retractthe wipers from over the shoe bottom prior to the fasteningof the upper in lasted position. I or example, in lasting the toes ofshoes in which cement is used to secure the upperpermanently to. the insole, it may be an advantage thus to retracted from overthe shoe bottom without affecting the relation of the clamping device or band to the shoe, so that the band Will be maintained in holding engagement with the upper notwithstandlng such retractive movement'of the wipers. For the purpose in view the construction shown comprises a lost-mo-.

tion connection between the wiper-operating means and I the band, which permits the wipers toberetracted asdescribed without affecting the relation of the band to the shoe, together with a retaining device or latch which holds the band in pressure-applying relation to the shoe when the wipers are thus retracted. In accordance with a further feature means is provided whereby the clamping device or band is thereafter re-' leased from the shoe in response to further retractive movement of. the wiper-operating means.

his a further characteristic of machines of the type referred to that the wipers and the end-clamping device or band are both car ried by a member or support which is mov able in different directions heightwise of the shoe under controlof the operator to effect the upwiping operation, to press the wipers firmly upon the shoe bottom, and thereafter to relax their pressure on the shoe bottom. In accordance with a further feature of the invention, asv herein exemplified, the endclamping device or band is so mounted and controlled that its relationto the shoe is not afi'ected by the pressure-relaxing movement of the wipers heiglitwise of the shoe after the band has been applied to the shoe. The construction shown comprises yieldable means for controlling the band in suchmanner as the wipers without moving the hand. If the wipers, therefore, are again moved downwardly preparatory to a second overwiping movement or to assist in applying an upperholding member to the shoe, there is no downward movement of the band such as might have a tendency to displace the upper.

The novel features of the invention, including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described by reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is a plan view of the toe-lasting mechanism of a machine in which the invention is embodied;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view on a larger scale, partly in side elevation and partly in section, showing the upper left-hand portion of the structure shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section showing a portion of the toe-lasting mechanism with the rts in the positions that they occupy when t e wipers are advanced and closed inwardly over the shoe bottom; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view of a portion of the structure, showing the wipers lifted above the shoe bottom preparatory to their retracti've movement from over the shoe.

The invention is herein illustrated in its application to a bed-lasting machine of a well-known type, many of the characteristic features of which are shown and described in detail in Letters Patent No. 1,284,870, granted on November 12, 1918, upon an application of Matthias Brock, and in Letters Patent No. 1,495,169, granted on May 27, 1924, upon an application of Joseph Fausse and Ren E. Duplessis. Accordingly, only such portions of the structure of the machine as it is necessary to refer to particularly for an understanding of this invention are herein shown and will be described in detail.

The machine includes in its organization shoe-positioning means comprising a toe rest 10 for supporting the forepart of a shoe on a last the heel-end portion of which is mounted upon the usual last pin (not shown). For wiping the upper about the toe inwardly over an insole on the last machine is provided with toe-embracing wipers 12 which are advanced and closed inwardly over the shoe bottom and are retracted from over the shoe by operating means comprising a plunger 14 and a hand lever 16 connected to the plunger by a link 18. The wipers are supported on a member 20 along which they are movable, this memher being mounted on a head 21 which, through various parts that need not be described in detail, is supported on a slide 22 (Fig. 2) vertically movable in bearings in the frame of the machine. The slide 22 is connected at its lower end to a treadle (not shown) by which the operator is enabled to move the wipers heightwise of the shoe while controlling them by the hand lever 16. It will be understood that in the customary use of a maghine of this type the wipers are first advanced and closed about the toe by the lever 16 below the plane of the shoe bottom and are then raised by the treadle to wipe the upper heightwise of the toe. Thereafter they are further advanced and closed to wipe the upper inwardly over the shoe bottom. By means of the treadle the wipers may also be forced downwardly to increase their pressure on the upper and may be thereafter raised to prevent them from dragging on the upper when they are retracted by the hand lever.

In addition to the wipers the machine herein shown is provided with a toe band for clamping the upper about the toe after the upwiping operation to hold it in conformity to the contour of the last, comprising a member 24 of flexible material, such as leather, and a chain 26 which serves as a backing for this member, as common in machines of the illustrated type. Midway between its opposite ends the toe band is supported by a bracket 27 to which links of the chain 26 are connected, this bracket being mounted and controlled as hereinafter described. The band is advanced and closed about the toe by slides 28 adjustably connected to the ends of the chain 26 by arms 30, substantially as disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,495,169. For moving the slides 28 lengthwise of the shoe they are pivotally connected to a cross bar 32 which is connected midway between its opposite ends to'a slide 34. Extending from the slide 34 is a stem 36 (Fig. 1) on which is slidingly mounted a cross-head 38. Adjustably threaded in the slide 34 are two rods 40 which extend outwardly through openings in the cross-head 38. Mounted on these rods are springs 42 which are partially housed within the cross-head 38 and bear on collars 44 which are fast on the rods 40. It will thus be seen that when the cross-head 38 is moved toward the right it acts yieldingly through the springs 42 to advance the slide 34 and the slides 28 and thereby to impart forward movement to the toe band. In the construction herein shown the slides 28 are free to swing laterally of the shoe in response to the pull of the ends of the band thereon, and accordingly the band is pressed inwardly against the sides of the toe as a result of the resistance of the end face of the toe to the bodily advancing movement of the band.

0 rative movement is imparted to the cross-head 38 by connections to the wiperoperating hand lever 16. For this purpose there is mounted on the plunger 14 to move therewith a cam block 46 provided on its opposite sides with path cams 48 in which are mounted 11511850 carried by bellcranklevers 52 pivotally mounted on arms 54 which are secured to the head 21 At their lower ends the levers 52 areconnected by links 56 to the opposite sides ofthe cross-head '38. The path cams 48 are so formed that as the wiper-operating plunger 14 is advanced by the lever 16 the bellcrank levers 52 are operated to move the cross-head 38 toward the right and thus to advance and close the toe band yieldingly about the toe. More particularly, the construction is such that the wipers receive a short advancing and closing movement prior to any substantial movement of the toe band by the levers 52, so as to position the edges of the wipers in engagement wth the upper prior to the wiping of the upper heightwise of the toe. Then the wipers are advanced and closed inwardly over the shoe bottom the band is applied'to the toe by the action of portions of the path cams 48 which are inclined to the direction of movement of'the plunger 14. It will be further noted that the lower'portions of the cams 48 are straight and parallel to the plunger 14, and accordingly after the band has been forced yieldingly against the shoe during a portion of the inward movement of the wipers over the shoe bottom, the wipers may be moved farther inwardly without the application of further pressure to the band and without any substantial resistance due to the compression of the springs 42. vTo

a corresponding extent also the wipers may be retracted without affecting the band. In these respects likewise the construction herein shown is substantially as disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,495,169.

In the use of machines of the illustrated type it may be desirable under some conditions to withdraw the wipers completely from over the shoe bottom prior to the fastening of the upper in lasted position. This may be for the purpose of effecting a second complete overwiping operation on the upper, or to facilitate the application to the shoe of a device for holding the upper in lasted position. In the manufacture, for example, of a shoe of that type in which the marginal portion ofthe upper is lasted over the insole in parallel relation to the shoe bottom and is secured to the insole by cement, such an upper-holding device may be one of the characterdisclosed in a copending applicationof Joseph Fausse', Serial No. 362,753, filed on May 13, 1929. The present invention provides a construction such that if the wipers are thus retracted from over the shoe bottom, the upper-clamping device or toe band is nevertheless maintained in firm holding engagement with the upper toprevent loss of the shape imparted to the upper by the upwiping operation of the wipers. For the pur- V pose inview there is secured on the head 21, a spring plate 57 the outer end of which presses 1 downwardlyupon the upper surface of the cross-head 38 and is so formed as to serve as a latch in engagement with a shoulder 58 (Fig. 3) on the cross-head when the latter has been advanced to the limit of its operative movement by the cams 48. The member 57 thus serves to hold the crosshead in pressure-applying relation to the toe band as the wipers are retracted from. over the shoe bottom by reverse movement of the hand lever 16. To permit the necessary movementof the bell-crank levers 52 as the wipers' are thus retracted, there is a lost-motion connection between each of the links 56 and the cross-head 38, comprising a slot 60 in the linkand a pin 62 carried by the cross-head and projecting into the slot. The wipers may hus be fully withdrawn from over the shoe bottom while the latch member 57 remains in holding engagement with the cross-head 38.

The normal position of thelever 68 is deter. mined by engagement of its upwardly extending arm with a shoulder on the cross-head. The plunger 64 is so positioned that its upper end is underneath the outer end portion of the latch member 57 when the latter is in holding relation to the shoulder 58. Adjustably mounted in the upper end of the bellcrank lever -68 is a screw'72 which is p'ositioned in the path of movement of the cam' block46; Accordingly, when this block isreturned by the hand lever 16 to its outermost position it acts on the head of the screw 72 to swing the lever 68 in the direction to lift the plunger 64 and thus to disconnect the latch member 57 from the shoulder 58. This releases the cross-head 38 and permits the springs 42 to expand. To completethe return movement of the crosshead 38 and the slide 34 connected to the toe band there is'associated with each of the links 56 a spring 7 4 one end of which bears on the pin 62 and the other end on a pin 76 connecting the link to the-bell-cranklever 52.

- Further to assist in accomplishing the obj ects in view, the toe band 24, 26 is so mounted and controlled that its relation to the shoe is not aflected by the upward presssure-relaxing movement of the wipers. As illustrated in Fig. 2, each of the slides 28, which are connected to and support the ends of the band chain'26, is supported on a plunger 78 controlled by a spring 7 9 and mounted in abrack et 80 fast on the wiper supporting member 20', and-the connection between each slide and its operating cross-bar 32 is loose enough to permit the slide to swing in a vertical plane. Moreover, the bracket 27 which supports the intermediate portion of the band is yieldingly upheld by a leaf spring 82 fast on one of the brackets and by means of vertical grooves 84 therein is slidingl connected to a ange 86 formed on a mem )er 88 which is fast on a rod 90 carried by the wiper support 20, this rod assisting as heretofore is controlling movements of the band lengthwise of the shoe. Accordingly, the construction is such as to permit relative vertical movement of the bracket 27 and the wiper support 20. Normally the spring-controlled plungers 78 and the spring 82 position the toe band in close relation to the wipers 12. When, however, the wipers are raised to relax their pressure on the upper and, it may be, to carry them entirely out of contact with the upper, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the toe band is held from upward movement by the frictional engagement of the shoe therewith, the springs 79 and 82 yielding as the wipers are thus moved upward relatively to the toe band. Accordingly, the relation of the toe band to the shoe is not affected by the upward movement of the wipers, and when the wipers are thereafter moved downwardly again pre paratory to a second overwiping movement or to assist in applying an upper-holding memher to the shoe, there is no downward movement of the toe band such as might have a tendency to displace the upper.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is LIn a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and operating means for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof and for retracting them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, and mechanism for operating said clamping device by the movement of the wiper-operating means to clamp the upper after the beginning of the movement of the Wiper-operating means to clamp the upper mechanism being so constructed as to permit the Wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by their operating means while the clamping device remains in clamping relation to the shoe.

2. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and operating means for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof and for retracting them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about theend V of the shoe, and mechanism for operating said mechanism including a lost-motion con- Lassen nection arranged to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by their operating means without retracting the clamping device from the shoe.

3. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and a reciprocatory member movable in one direction to advance and close said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof and movable reversely to retract them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, and mechanism for operating said clamping device to clamp the upper by the wiper-advancing and closing movement of said member, said mechanism comprising parts relatively movable idly in the reverse movement of said member to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe with out affecting the relation of the clamping device to the shoe.

4. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and a hand lever for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof and for retracting them from over the shoe, of a band for embracing and clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, and mechanism for applying said band to the shoe by the movement of the hand lever after the beginning of the movement of the wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom, said mechanism being so constructed as to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by the hand lever without retracting the band from the shoe.

5. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and a hand lever for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof and for retracting them from over the shoe, of a band for embracing and clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, and mechanism for applying said band to the shoe by the movement of the hand lever after the beginning of the movement of the wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom, said mechanism including a lost-motion connection arranged to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by the hand lever without retracting the band from the shoe.

6. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and a. shoe-endclamping device, of a manually operated memberconnected both to the wipers and to said clamping device for moving the wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe and for operating the clamping device to clamp the shoe after the beginning of the movement of the wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom, the connections between said member and the clamping device being so constructed as to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by reverse movement of said n1ember without retracting the clamping devi e from the shoe.

7. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and 1 operating means for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe atone end thereof and for retracting them from over'the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, mechanism for operating said device to clamp the upperby the movement of the wiper-operating means, and means for maintaining said device in clamping relation to the upper when the wipers are retracted from over the shoe by their operatinw means 8. In a lasting machine, the co bination with end-lasting wipers, and operating means for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof and for retracting them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper aboutthe endof the shoe, mechanism for operating said device by the movement of the wiper-operating means to apply increasing clamping pressure yieldingly to theupperas the wipers are moved'inwardly over the shoe bottom, and means for preventing any substantial relaxation of said clamping pressure when the wipers are retracted from over the shoe by their operating means.-

9. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and operating means for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof and for retracting them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, mechanism for operating said clamping device by the movement of the wiper-operating means to clamp the upper after inwardly over the shoe bottom,said mechanism being so constructed as to permit the wipers to beretractedfrom over the shoe by 7 their operating means without retracting the clamping device from the shoe, and, means for retaining theclamping device in clamping relation to the shoe during such retractive movement of the wipers; I r

10. In a lasting machine, thecombination with end-lasting wipers, and a shoe-endclamping device, of an operating member connected both to the wipers and to sa1d clamping device for moving the wlpers lnwardly over the bottom of a shoeandfor operating the clampingdevice to clampthe shoe as the wipers are thus moved inwardly,- the connections between said member and the clamping device comprising parts relatively movable idly upon reversemovement of said member to permit thewipers to be retracted from over the shoe without retracting'the clamp- 7 ing device from the shoe,and a latch for holding one of said parts in position'to maintain the clamping device in clamping relationto the shoe during such retractive movement of the wipers. V

'11. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and a reciprocatory member movable in one direction to advance and close said wipers inwardly over the bottom ofashoe at one end thereof and movable reversely to retract them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, mechanism for operating said clamping device to clamp the upper by the wiper-advancing and closing movement of said member, said mechanism comprising parts relatively movable idly in the reverse movement of said member to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe while the clamping'device remains in clamping relation to the shoe, and means for maintaining ,said clamping device in clamplng relation to the shoe as the w pers are thus retracted one end thereof and also to retract them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, mechanism for operating said clamping device by the 'movementof the wiper-operating member to I i apply increasing clamping pressure y1eldingly to the upper as the wipers are moved inwardly over the shoe bottom, said mechanlsm comprising parts relatively movable to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe without affecting the relation of the clamping device to the shoe, and means for maintaining the clamping pressure of the device substantially unchanged during such retractive movement of the wipers. the beginning of the movement of the'wipers 13. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and operating means for moving said wipers inwardly over the bottomof a shoe at one end thereof and for retracting them from over the shoe, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, a member connected to said wiper-operating means and arranged to act .yieldingly upon said clampingdevice in response to the movement of said. operating means to press the clamping device against the shoe as the wipers are moved inwardly over the shoe bottom, the connections between said member and the wiper-operating means being soconstructed as to permit retractive movement of the wipers from over the shoe-bottom without reverse movement of said, m'ember, and means for holding said member in positionto maintain the clamping pressure on the shoe when the wipers are thus retracted. 7

14. In a lasting machine, the, combination with end-lastingr wipers, and a shoe-endclamping device, of an operating member connected both to the wipers and to said clamping device formoving the wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe and for operating the clamping device to clamp the shoe after the beginning of the movement of the wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom,

the connections between said member and the clamping device being so constructed as to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by reverse movement of said membe! without retracting the clamping device from the shoe, and retaining means arranged to hold the clamping device in clamping relation to the shoe during such retractive movement of the wipers and thereafter to release said device in response to further reverse movement of said operating member.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers, and a shoe-endclamping device. of an operating member connected both to the wipers and to'said clamping device for moving the wipers inward v over the bottom of a shoe and for operating the clamping device to clamp the shoe as the wipers are moved inwardly over the shoe bottom, the connections between said member and the clamping device being so constructed as to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by reverse move ment of said member without retracting the clamping device from the shoe, a latch for holding the clamping device in clamping relation to the shoe during such retractive movement of the wipers, and means for operating said latch to release the clamping device in response to further reverse movement of said operating member.

16. In a lasting machine, the combination with end-lasting wipers. and a manually operated member for moving the wipers inwardly over the bottom of a shoe at one end thereof, of a device for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, mechanism for operating said clamping device by the movement of said member to clamp the upper as the Wipers are moved inwardly over the shoe, said mechanism including a lost-motion connection to permit the wipers to be retracted from over the shoe by reverse movement of said member without retracting the clamping device from the shoe. and a latch controlled by said member for hold ng the clamping device in operative position as the wipers are thus retracted and for thereafter releasing said device.

17. In a lasting machine. the combination with end-lasting wipers, and a hand lever for advancing said wipers over a shoe and for retracting them. of a shoe-end-embracing band, means operated by the wiper-advancing movement of the ban d lever for pressing said hand against the shoe, said means being so constructed as to permit a retractive movement of the wipers bv the hand lever without afiecting the relation of the band to the shoe, a device for hold ng the band in operative relation to the shoe as the wipers are thus retracted. and means con rolled by the hand lever to cause said device to release the band.

18: In a lasting machine, the combination withend-lasting wipers, and a hand lever for advancing said wipers over a shoe and for retracting them, of a shoe-end-embracing band, means operated by the wiper-advancing movement of the hand lever tor a shoe inwardly over the shoe bottom, a wiper support movable heightwise of the shoe to relax the pressure of the wipers on the shoe bottom, and a device on said wiper support for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe, said clamping device being so mounted as to permit the pressure-relaxing movement of the support and the wipers without movement of said device therewith.

20. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of end-lasting wipers for wiping the upper about an end of ashoe inwardly over the shoe bottom, a

wiper support movable heightwise of the shoe to relax the pressure of the wipers on the shoe bottom, a device on said wiper support for clamping the upper about the end of the shoe. and yieldable means arranged to wipers for wiping the upper about an end of control said clamping device and against the r resistance of which the support and wipers are thus movable to relax the pressure without affecting the relation of the clamping device to the shoe.

21. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoepositioning means, of toelasting wipers. a toe band, a common support for said wipers and toe band movable heightwise of a shoe to relax the pressure of the wipers on the shoe bottom. and sprin means arranged to control the toe band and yieldable to permit the pressure-relaxing move ment of said support without movement of the toe band therewith.

22. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of end-lasting wipers for wiping the upper about an end of a shoe inwardly over the shoe bottom. a band for embracing and clamping the upper about the end of the shoe. a common support for v said wipers and band movable heightwise of the shoe to relax the pressure of the wipers on the shoe bottom. and springs arranged to control res ectively the intermediate portion and the end portions of the band and yield able to permit the pressure-relaxing movement of the support without affecting the re ation of the band to the shoe.

23. In a lasting machine. the combination with shoe-positioning means and end-lasting wipers relatively movable heightwise of a shoe to relax the pressure of the wipers on v tion between the clamping device and the wipers in respect to movement heightwise of the shoe and yieldable in response to the relative pressure relaxing movement of the shoe-positioning means and the wipers to prevent disturbing the relation of the clamping device to the shoe by, that movement.

24. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means. of end-lasting wipers and a shoe-end-clamoing device movable together heie'htwise of a shoe to cause the wipers to wipe the upper toward the edge of the shoe bottom before the clamping deviceis applied in effective clamping relation to the shoe upperrthe wipers being further movable heightwise of the shoe after the clamping of the upper, and means for controlling the relation between said clampinn device and wipers constructed to permit such further movement of the wipers without affecting the relation of the clampingdevice to the shoe.

25. In a lasting machine. the combination with shoe-positioning means. of toe-lastin,q wipers for wiping the upper about the toe of a shoe inwardly over the shoe bottom. a wiper support movable heightwise of the shoe to impart upwipinz movement to said wipers, a device carried by said wiper support for clamping the upper about the toe after the upwi oing operation, the wiper sup port being further movable in opposite directions heightwise of the shoe after the clamping'of the upper, and means for so connecting the clamping device to the wiper support as to permit such further movements of the support without movement of said device therewith.

9-6. In a lasting machine, the combination with shoe-positioning means, of toe-lasting wipers for wiping the upper about the toe of shoe inwardly over the shoe bottom, a wiper support movable heightwise of the shoe to impart upwiping movement to said wipers. a device carried by said wiper support for clamping the upper about the toe after the upwiping operation, the wiper support being further movable to raise and lower the wipers relatively to the shoe bottom after the clamping of the upper, and yieldable connections between the clamping device and said support arranged to permit such further movements of the support without afiecting the relation of the clamping device to the shoe. r

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification,

FRED C. EASTMAN.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

I Patent No. 1,825,857. Granted October 6, 1931, to

FRED C. EASTMAN.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 4, line 48, claim I, strike out the words "wiper-operating means to clamp the upper" and insert instead wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom, said; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 31st day of May, A. D. 1932.

M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

